THE YOUTH'S CABINET.

 

A Visit to the Florists.

BY JOHN B, NEWMAN, M. D.

NE fine morning in early spring,
Mr. Sanford accom panied. his two
daughters to a florist’s in Broad-
way, to secure some seeds for
their garden. Passing Union Square,
on their return home, they stopped to
look at a noble mansion which had just
been built for a wealthy merchant, and
the furnishing of which was nearly com-
pleted. The foreman, who was superin-

  

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tending the work, observed them, and
knowing Mr. Sanford, invited the party
to walk in, and inspect the building.
They found the external appearance
far surpassed by the grandeur within.
Every modern improvement was there ;
and for comfort, as well as beauty, the
whole exceeded anything they had ever
heard of, except in fairy tnles. After a
delightful ramble through the halls, par-
lors, chambers, and greenhouses, and
being lost ‘1 wonder at the carpets,

mirrors, statues, and pictures, they left